Making a wand can be quite easy, but the more complex a wand the harder it is to create. A problem that can arise in the creation of one’s own personal wand is getting hands on a certain kind of wood.
In one’s own local area there may be no trees with the wood wanted to make a wand. In Australia, eucalyptus trees are easy to come by which is great for people here who want to make a wand for protection, healing, good luck (especially with knowledge) and health. Eucalyptus wood is a great wood in itself to choose for if healing and protection magic are of focus. Knowing the most populace trees in the area can help in choosing the wood for one’s wand, as it might just have the magical properties wanted.
However, those in Australia may not focus on healing and protection magic. Knowing one’s local area and the trees within it is useful in this case. Even if the trees in the local area are personally not well known, it is always good to look around and learn. Take note of the trees and the magical properties of them, as it can create an easier time getting a wand.
Growing trees can come of benefit in the case of choosing a wood of a wand. While certain trees can be difficult to come across, if one already has a tree or two growing in their back or front yards it can save time going out and obtaining the wood elsewhere. Finding out the magical properties of the trees in one’s yards can be a great time saver for those busy bees or if simply currently lacking time.
Knowing the magical properties of the wood you are after is important, you can simply go to a search engine and find out the trees with such properties wanted. If such trees are not in the local area, going out to see nature in a not so local place is great not just for finding wood to create a wand but also to enjoy life at the same time.
Getting a wand for magic itself is personal, it is even said magic performed is stronger if the wand used was created by the wand user. It all comes down to choice on how one gets a wand and what wood is used.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Five Elements
The Five Elements, also known as Wu Xing, the Five Movements, Five Phases and Five Steps/Phases which is of in many traditional Chinese fields such as Feng Shui, astrology and traditional Chinese Medicine.
The elements are wood, fire, earth, metal and water with its productive cycle being of wood feeds fire; fire creates earth; earth bears metal; metal carries water and water nourishes wood.
But there is also the destructive side to it, wood parts earth; earth absorbs water; water quenches fire; fire melts metal and metal chops wood.
Wood in itself is associated with the colour green, plants, rectangular shapes, plants, east, Jupiter, spring. Wood is a generative energy with the phase of New Yang and the Heavenly creature being the Azure Dragon.
Fire is of the colour red, triangles, fire, light, south, Mars, and summer. An expansive energy with the phase of Full Yang and with the Heavenly creature being the Vermilion Bird.
Metal has a round shape and the colour of purple. Metal is of gold, silver, the west, Venus and autumn. Metal has New Yin and is contracting, with the Heavenly creating being the White Tiger.
Water is of a curve, water and mirrors. Of the north and of Mercury with the season of winter. Water of Full Yin and is conserving. The Heavenly creature of this element is the Black Tortoise.
Earth is associated with yellow, squares, clay and stones, its planet being Saturn. Instead of being either north, east, south or west, earth is of the center and actually has a balance of Yin and Yang. It is a stabilizing energy and symbolizes the change of seasons every third month. The Heavenly creature of the earth is the Yellow Dragon.
In Feng Shui, the Five Elements are basic and it is said that all five of these elements are needed in our own homes and office spaces to be able to thrive and feel healthy. When one is trying to bring a certain element or elements into balance it depends not only the possessions within a house but also colours, shapes and specific images. A plant, for instance would represent the wood element, while the soil the earth element and depending on the colour of the pot it may represent another element.
When the Five Elements are within balance people are able to function at peak level, while if out of balance things such as disease, stress and depression may occur. There are of course ways to balance elements such as with mantras, phrases that are repeated.
In the Chinese Zodiac there are twelve animals and obviously takes twelves lunar years before it gets to an animal again. Some people think the whole cycle of the Chinese Zodiac is only of twelve lunar years, when it is in fact a cycle of sixty lunar years due to the five elements being a part of it. The Five Elements are indeed within the Chinese Zodiac and it is not just the animal one is born as that’ll affect someone, but also the element they are born as.
Fun fact about elements; incense in Wicca represents air which is mainly due to the fragrant smoke created while incense burns, but some Wiccans may say incense represents fire as people will say it does within Feng Shui tradition due to the fact that incense burns.
The elements are wood, fire, earth, metal and water with its productive cycle being of wood feeds fire; fire creates earth; earth bears metal; metal carries water and water nourishes wood.
But there is also the destructive side to it, wood parts earth; earth absorbs water; water quenches fire; fire melts metal and metal chops wood.
Wood in itself is associated with the colour green, plants, rectangular shapes, plants, east, Jupiter, spring. Wood is a generative energy with the phase of New Yang and the Heavenly creature being the Azure Dragon.
Fire is of the colour red, triangles, fire, light, south, Mars, and summer. An expansive energy with the phase of Full Yang and with the Heavenly creature being the Vermilion Bird.
Metal has a round shape and the colour of purple. Metal is of gold, silver, the west, Venus and autumn. Metal has New Yin and is contracting, with the Heavenly creating being the White Tiger.
Water is of a curve, water and mirrors. Of the north and of Mercury with the season of winter. Water of Full Yin and is conserving. The Heavenly creature of this element is the Black Tortoise.
Earth is associated with yellow, squares, clay and stones, its planet being Saturn. Instead of being either north, east, south or west, earth is of the center and actually has a balance of Yin and Yang. It is a stabilizing energy and symbolizes the change of seasons every third month. The Heavenly creature of the earth is the Yellow Dragon.
In Feng Shui, the Five Elements are basic and it is said that all five of these elements are needed in our own homes and office spaces to be able to thrive and feel healthy. When one is trying to bring a certain element or elements into balance it depends not only the possessions within a house but also colours, shapes and specific images. A plant, for instance would represent the wood element, while the soil the earth element and depending on the colour of the pot it may represent another element.
When the Five Elements are within balance people are able to function at peak level, while if out of balance things such as disease, stress and depression may occur. There are of course ways to balance elements such as with mantras, phrases that are repeated.
In the Chinese Zodiac there are twelve animals and obviously takes twelves lunar years before it gets to an animal again. Some people think the whole cycle of the Chinese Zodiac is only of twelve lunar years, when it is in fact a cycle of sixty lunar years due to the five elements being a part of it. The Five Elements are indeed within the Chinese Zodiac and it is not just the animal one is born as that’ll affect someone, but also the element they are born as.
Fun fact about elements; incense in Wicca represents air which is mainly due to the fragrant smoke created while incense burns, but some Wiccans may say incense represents fire as people will say it does within Feng Shui tradition due to the fact that incense burns.
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